The Mainer who helped create the New Deal has become a staple of Democrat Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign speeches.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: It’s time to decide what kind of park we want Fort Gorges to be
Rather than commercializing it, let’s preserve the fortification’s unique beauty and the island’s raw and rugged character.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Roadside dig in Windham revealing secrets of the 18th century, inch by inch
The Maine Historic Preservation Commission’s archaeological dig along River Road is helping to solve mysteries of a fort that was built in the 1740s.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Windham road project opens window to the past
Harsh realities of the 1740s were revealed when the pavement on River Road was peeled back this summer.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
A largely forgotten Maine reformer and journalist is brought to life
Anarchist and Quaker Jeremiah Hacker published a radical newspaper in Portland during the 19th century. Mainer Rebecca Pritchard chronicles his life and thinking.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
A century after Prohibition, some Maine towns are still dry
Three dozen small Maine towns — home to more than 12,000 — have maintained bans on booze, beer and wine sales long after Prohibition’s national repeal.
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The strange tale of a Maine balloonist who vanished in 1885
Wealthy Frederick Gower disappeared after his balloon wound up in the English Channel and put an end to his plan to develop a way to drop dynamite on London or Paris in future wars with the help of wind-borne bombing.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Cape Cottage post office is gone, but the memories aren’t
In the 1940s, everything that kids loved or needed was right in their own neighborhood.
Posted inBicentennial, Editorials, Opinion
Our View: Understanding Maine’s past is the best way to move forward
The state’s bicentennial celebration is a good time to take stock and plan for the future.
Posted inLocal & State
Monument erected in Virginia pays tribute to the 1st Cavalry of Maine
A group of Mainers spearheaded the effort to commemorate three significant Civil War battles that preceded Gettysburg.